Hi John...InnKeep32...thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed both stories. The 2nd was more emotional for me too. I appreciate the follow as well! Thanks again....tim
Thanks Jeffrey .. the link is at the top of the page. Even with the spoiler.. there is a lot of adventure first. Thanks for reading xoxo
I went check...you read the first one..been awhile though. xo
The dark bay horse cropped the sweet grasses that grew between the trees in the apple orchard. Now and again he’d root out an apple which had been missed by the group of very thorough pickers.
Terry smiled at the horse as he climbed the ladder he’d leaned against one of the trees. He carried a small saw and shears, which were attached to his belt, leaving his hands free.
Putting down one of the pumpkins he’d selected from the communal pumpkin patch, Dave ran towards his husband. He hoppe
Hits, views etc. measure only that. They dont measure quality, enjoyment or engagement really. I am not really into stats...here or work. In the end i need to write. I need it to satisfy my standards and the story i want to tell. I only hope there will be a few people who will enjoy it.
Some people like numbers and so this will be important to them. And that's okay.
Am i right in thinking that the number of reads will be inflated by the number of chapters posted?
If you are posting a high number of them, you'll have more reads. I'm assuming it does not track that JohnA started the story and has read every chapter, which would really be only one read of the story. It likely tracks a read for JohnA for each time he comes to read a new chapter.
If you post one long story, or less chapters you'll have less reads, even though the story length is the same.
My uber driver this morning asked me, "How's life?" I said, "Okay, life, you know.. good and bad." He said, "Yeah, that pretty much sums it up." And it's true.. we deal with the cards we're dealt or pick up. Some good, some not. Sometimes terrible, but we get through it because the alternative isn't very desirable. We don't know what we can deal with until we have to ... then we often surprise ourselves.